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Message: <blockquote data-quote="texastoast" data-source="post: 7059524" data-attributes="member: 6873909">This is maybe a dumb question, and if I'd tried to actually engage my PCs in combat with Strahd maybe I'd know the answer already, but how do they successfully run away from him if he doesn't want them to?  I don't have books in front of me, but isn't he plenty fast if they try to straight up run away?  Do they hole up inside a residence and refuse to admit him?  Wouldn't he be able to charm his way into whatever he wanted if the victims were low level?Thinking about fighting Strahd reminds me that I want him to drop in on my party again soon.  But I'm concerned/confused about one thing.  Half of my split-up party is presently on the way to Krezk with Ireena, so they may allow her to reunite with Sergei.  If that happens, the way I understand it, her soul is gone from Barovia and she is forever lost to Strahd.  According to the book he knows about it when this happens.  What would his disposition toward the PCs be at that point?  According to the book he's focused on destroying them in retribution, right?  They're level 5; they can't fight him yet.  How do I RP him in a way that allows the party to continue living?  Would he still have any interest in them outside revenge?  Maybe Tatyana's escape from Barovia adds to his sense of urgency about finding a successor to take over ruling the realm so that he too can escape in the hopes of rediscovering her?  That's a little convoluted but it's the best first thought I have for why he wouldn't just eliminate the party at his earliest convenience.</blockquote>

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